Iraq vs Namibia: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Iraq

3.25 live births per woman

in 2023

Namibia

3.21 live births per woman

in 2023

Iraq rank

51st

Namibia rank

52nd

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Iraq
Namibia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 3.25 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.037 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Globally, Iraq ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.